CN101589188B

CN101589188B - Iron holder

Info

Publication number: CN101589188B
Application number: CN2008800032039A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·汉纳; J·P·伯格
Original assignee: Baedd & Bad AB
Current assignee: Baedd & Bad AB
Priority date: 2007-02-07
Filing date: 2008-02-07
Publication date: 2011-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2028-02-07
Also published as: SE531304C2; SE0700297L; CN101589188A

Abstract

An iron holder is provided allowing for fixation of an iron, such that the iron holder, and thereby also the iron housed therein, may be moved in alldirections without the iron falling off the iron holder, while simultaneously keeping the heating surface of the iron in a covered position, such that said heating surface will not pose a threat to the health of the user or pose a risk for setting fire toflammable materials.

Description

Iron holder

Technical field

The present invention usually belongs to iron holder (iron holder) field, and this iron holder is used for the flatiron of rest ironing clothes or analog.More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of iron holder that comprises a base plate and be installed on the bracket assembly on this base plate.

Background technology

In flatiron that is used for ironing clothes etc. and the technical field that is used for the carriage of such flatiron, the problem relevant as ironing equipments such as flatiron, ironing boards with storage may appear.When in the small space that ironing equipment is stored in hotel room usually very limited as memory space or flatlet etc., it is actual especially that this situation will become.Under these circumstances, when without flatiron and ironing board the time, it need be stored in the minimum space.

In this respect, provide iron holder, for example, this iron holder can be connected to usually the supporting walls of ironing clothes thereon.This supporting walls also can be closet door or cupboard door.But this class iron holder only can be connected to supporting walls in a direction.Depend on the space that closet that iron holder is installed or cabinet can provide, and the position of iron holder on the wall that this iron holder is installed, iron holder may be not easy to the user and pick and place.In addition, iron holder can not have the device of the power line that is used for storing the flatiron that will be contained in iron holder, or such as the auxiliary equipment of ironing board etc.

U.S. Pat 2004/0075029 discloses a kind of carriage of flatiron of ironing clothes.This carriage comprises the base plate that will be installed on the wall for example, and flatiron can be hung supporting arm thereon.But, have some problems according to the iron holder of US 2004/0075029.The first, supporting arm need insert in the space that the flatiron handle is provided, thereby has occupied handle, and this causes user's operating process inconvenience, because user's hand is difficult to the handle of grasping flatiron by way of expectations.The second, if iron holder is installed on the active-surface, then iron holder can not stop flatiron at least one direction, i.e. landing on supporting arm direction pointed.The 3rd, the installation of iron holder causes it all inconvenient for use of the right hand and left handed user because iron holder installed and fixed the direction that flatiron is removed iron holder, and the right hand and left handed user tend to remove flatiron from opposite direction.

WO 90/12915 discloses the iron holder of another kind of rest flatiron.This iron holder has comprised a base portion that is connected to plate or wall, and one be used for the cage structure (cage) of rest flatiron to increase its stability onboard, and this flatiron is uprightly placed with perpendicular attitude.This cage structure has comprised an anterior part in order to prevent that flatiron from tumbling forward, and two lateral parts that prevent flatiron to the both sides landing.But, have some problems according to the iron holder of WO 90/12915.The first, this cage structure can not prevent flatiron forward or move up, and this makes this iron holder be not suitable for the flatiron rest on active-surface, and for example rest is on the ironing board surface that can take in and take out wardrobe easily.The second, when flatiron was placed with perpendicular attitude, the area of heating surface was exposed to outer, causes the hazard to person to the user, or produced the danger that combustible material is caught fire.

United States Patent (USP) the 3rd, 062 discloses a kind of carriage that is used for such as household electrical appliance such as flatirons No. 492.In addition, this carriage can vertically be installed, and it can hold electric steam iron and dried flatiron.But, United States Patent (USP) the 3rd, 062, a problem of No. 492 is that this carriage is applicable to the specific iron with certain size and shape.This makes the flatiron that only has certain size and shape can join this carriage to.

US 2,879, and 021 discloses a kind of carriage that is used for such as the electric iron of the steam of common family expenses or dried flatiron, more specifically, discloses a kind of wall bracket or carriage that is used for such flatiron.But, United States Patent (USP) the 3rd, 062, a problem of No. 492 is that this carriage is only applicable to have the specific iron of certain size and shape.This makes the flatiron that only has certain size and shape can join this carriage to.

Therefore, the iron holder of an improvement will be favourable, and a kind of especially like this iron holder, this iron holder can be realized fixedly flatiron, so that this iron holder and place wherein flatiron flatiron landing from the carriage can not take place moving on all directions, the area of heating surface with flatiron remains on the position that is capped simultaneously, and is dangerous so that this area of heating surface can not constitute user's person, or produces the danger that combustible material is caught fire.And, a kind of can make leftward and between the right handed user iron holder of difference minimum will be favourable.In addition, provide that a kind of can to make the iron holder such as the memory space minimum of the ironing equipment of flatiron, ironing board etc. be favourable.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention preferably attempts to relax, alleviate or eliminates one or more not enough in this area of above pointing out and individually or with its shortcoming of combination arbitrarily, and by providing the iron holder according to appended Patent right requirement to solve above-mentioned problem at least.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of iron holder.This iron holder has comprised a base plate, and it is configured to come an attached bracket assembly by one group of depression (indentations).This bracket assembly comprises iron tip holder, and this iron tip holder has and is used to be assembled to the depression that is positioned at vertically on the flatiron area of heating surface or the fence (rail) of groove.This fence extends along the side of flatiron at least in part.In addition, this bracket assembly comprises by depression and is installed in back carriage on the base plate, is used on away from the direction of iron tip holder for flatiron provides backstop action, prevented that thus flatiron from moving out iron holder being parallel on the plane of base plate.In addition, bracket assembly has comprised first side holder, and second side holder, when being placed in iron holder, each comfortable flatiron matches with the side of flatiron, wherein first side holder is attached to first depression or second depression in this group depression, and wherein being used between first side holder and second side holder space that holds the flatiron width depend on which of first depression or second depression be first side holder be attached to.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide the base plate that is included in the Iron support.This base plate is configured to be attached to a bracket assembly by one group of depression disposed thereon.This bracket assembly comprises first side holder, and second side holder, when being placed on the iron holder, each comfortable flatiron matches with the side of flatiron, wherein first side holder is attached to first cave or second depression in this group depression, and wherein being used between first side holder and second side holder space that holds the flatiron width depend on which of first or second depression be first side holder be attached to.

Iron holder according to embodiments more of the present invention can make flatiron fix, make iron holder and the flatiron that holds wherein to move and can not make flatiron disengaging iron holder towards any direction, the area of heating surface with flatiron remains on the position that is capped simultaneously, dangerous so that this area of heating surface can not constitute user's person, or produce the danger that combustible material is caught fire.Based on the design of iron holder, make that the difference between left hand and the right handed user minimizes.In addition, the iron holder according to some embodiment will minimize such as the memory space of ironing equipments such as flatiron, ironing board.

In addition, when being placed in ironing board or being hung on hook when going up, this iron holder will make the area of heating surface of flatiron remain on the position that is capped, and will be dangerous so that this area of heating surface can not constitute user's person, or produce the danger that combustible material is caught fire.

Description of drawings

These and other aspects, feature and advantage that the present invention can realize, will from below with reference to become apparent the explanation of accompanying drawing to embodiment of the present invention and by the explaination clear, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the view of iron holder according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 shows the view of iron holder according to another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 a shows the view of iron tip holder according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 b shows the elevation view of iron tip holder according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 a to Fig. 4 d show according to an embodiment of the invention the side or the view of rear portion iron holder;

Fig. 5 shows the view of iron holder according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 a, 6b show the selected layout of iron holder on ironing board according to some embodiments; And

Fig. 7 a, 7b show the view according to the iron holder that disposes the cable locking device of an embodiment.

The specific embodiment

Some embodiments of the present invention will be made more detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings below, so that those of ordinary skills can realize the present invention.But the present invention can implement with multitude of different ways, and the embodiment that should not be understood that to only limit to here and set forth.On the contrary, it is in order to make present disclosure in detail and complete that these embodiments are provided, and proves absolutely scope of the present invention to those of ordinary skills.These embodiments do not limit the present invention, and scope of the present invention is only limited by appended Patent right requirement.In addition, employed term in the detailed description of specific embodiments shown in the drawings, and be not intended to and limit the scope of the invention.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of iron holder that can be used to have many kinds of flatirons of difformity and size.In addition, another object of the present invention provides the more simple and lower iron holder of manufacturing cost of a kind of existing scheme.

Below explanation focuses on embodiment of the present invention, and described embodiment can be applicable to iron holder, particularly can be applicable to comprise the iron holder of base plate with the bracket assembly that is mounted thereon.It should be understood that the present invention is not limited only to this application, but applicable to many other application.

In embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of iron holder 10 according to Fig. 1.This iron holder 10 comprises the base plate 11 as Iron support.This base plate is provided with

depression

12,12a-12f, and described depression is used to realize the connection of bracket assembly (not shown).Which depression parts according to bracket assembly or bracket assembly are connected to, and this will influence the possible shape and size of holding of carriage.In this way, utilize the depression of one group of expection on the base plate, iron holder can easily be transformed into and hold the flatiron with certain size and shape that can buy on any market.

In one embodiment, depression is direct puncture base plate and the hole that is provided with.In other embodiment, depression can be hole, depression, otch, notch, joint-cutting or groove or the like.Fig. 2 shows the base plate according to one embodiment of the invention, and it comprises the combination of different depression 12,22.Therefore, except bracket assembly being attached to the hole as

depression

12a, 12b etc., bracket assembly can be attached to joint-cutting 22.Any combination that should be understood that the depression that is arranged on the pedestal all is possible.

For example, the type of depression can change with the type of bracket assembly, on the contrary the type of bracket assembly can change with the type of depression, securely bracket assembly is attached to depression.

Material---base plate

Base plate can adopt any suitable material, for example such as the metal of aluminium, stainless steel etc., and perhaps heat-resisting plastic material.In some embodiments, described material has heat-proof quality, to completely cut off from the heat of flatiron to the opposite side transmission of base plate.

In some embodiments, the thickness of base plate is approximately several millimeters, and for example 1mm is to 10mm.Because the heat-proof quality of material, even in flatiron heat, carriage still can directly be attached to ironing board and not make the ironing board risk of overheating.

Escapement

In one embodiment, base plate is provided with escapement 13, and described escapement is fastened on some depressions and on away from the direction of base plate and gives prominence to.When---for example ironing board---or flatiron are placed on the base plate when base plate is placed in a surface, utilize towards described surface or the outstanding escapement 13 of flatiron, will between this surface or flatiron and base plate, constitute an interval.Therefore it is heat insulation that this interval further provides, and will have hot sole plate and be positioned over when top, can not damage this surface.

In one embodiment, iron holder 10 has comprised the escapement 13 of the both sides that are set at base plate 11.Like this, respectively when iron holder being placed on the surface between base plate 11 and this surface, and when flatiron being placed on the iron holder 10 between base plate 11 and flatiron, formed two intervals.Therefore, realized heat insulation in the both sides of base plate 11.

Escapement 13 can be the appropriate device at interval that is used to produce base plate of latch (plug), strut or any other for example.The length of escapement can be that for example 1mm avoids insulated space to the infringement of ironing board between the 25mm or bigger with foundation.

In some embodiments, the depression that is arranged on the base plate 11 is threaded.In these embodiments, escapement correspondingly can have as spiral and end that be provided with is used to be assembled to threaded base plate indentations.Like this, escapement can be securely fastened to base plate 11.

Bracket assembly

In one embodiment, iron holder comprises bracket assembly, so that flatiron is fixed to iron holder.The purpose of bracket assembly is for flatiron provides fixing, so that iron holder and flatiron of placing thus in it can not break away under the situation of iron holder at flatiron, moves on all directions.Can be with bracket assembly for example in the mode same with escapement, by

depression

12,12a to 12f, 22 is attached to base plate as described above.

Tip holder

In one embodiment, according to Fig. 3 a, bracket assembly comprises an iron tip holder 31.This iron tip holder is provided with a fence 32.The fence 32 at the tip of iron tip holder 31 is shaped as the tip that can comprise flatiron.Most of current obtainable flatiron have between the area of heating surface and iron housing one at interval, the depression or the groove that for example are positioned on the area of heating surface and extend around flatiron.Therefore, distance between the lower edge of backplate surface 33 and fence 32, also, be a bit larger tham the height of the flatiron area of heating surface, so that the flatiron area of heating surface can be fitted into the space that is limited by bottom surface 33 and fence 32 promptly when the vertical distance of Iron support during by horizontal positioned.The fence 32 of iron tip holder 31 is set to be assembled to the depression or the groove of flatiron, and since the tip that Fence structure is similar to flatiron be formed, therefore should will all fix on all directions except that posterior direction when being inserted into iron tip holder 31 at the tip, this posterior direction illustrates with solid arrow in Fig. 3 a.

Iron tip holder can be attached to base plate by the depression that is arranged on the arbitrary number on the base plate.In some embodiments, iron tip holder is by only a depression is fastened, and in other embodiments, it is fastening to have used more than one depression to be used for, for example two or three depressions.

Fig. 3 b has illustrated iron tip holder in elevation view, the distance between sign A and the B can be used to limit the length of escapement, so that the flatiron area of heating surface is basically parallel to base plate.

Side holder

Bracket assembly may further include two

side holder

51,53, and these two side holder are arranged on the base plate by foregoing

depression

12,12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 22 etc.The function of side holder is to prevent in the time of on flatiron places base plate 11 that flatiron from moving, because side holder will be blocked the path of moving.Like this, place the flatiron on the carriage not have the unexpected danger that breaks away from carriage.Each side holder can be placed in any one or its combination in the depression 12.For example, for a narrow flatiron, side holder can use

depression

12a and 12c to carry out attached respectively.Yet,, can utilize

depression

12b and 12d for a wideer flatiron.Selectively, it is attached that first side holder can use depression 12a to carry out, and that second side holder can use depression 12d to carry out is attached.

Back carriage

Bracket assembly may further include back carriage 52, and this back carriage is set on the base plate 11 by foregoing

depression

12,12e, 12f etc.The function and the side holder of back carriage are similar, are to prevent that flatiron from moving on flatiron places base plate 11 time, because back carriage will be blocked the path of moving.Like this, place the flatiron on the carriage not have the unexpected danger that breaks away from carriage.

In one embodiment, according to Fig. 4 a, side or back carriage 41 are screws, have and the iron tip holder identical functions, this means that in the time of in flatiron places iron holder, this screw or nail head 48 can be used for being projected in the foregoing the area of heating surface above depression or groove.The advantage of screw is that it can easily be mounted to base plate 11.Other shapes that are similar to screw also can be used, for example nail or latch or the like.Screw, nail or latch have bottom 43, and this bottom can be threaded, and perhaps has any other shapes that make this bottom can be fastened firmly to the depression of base plate 11.

In one embodiment, side or back carriage comprise following screw, and this screw can be set at a direct puncture and cross in the depression of base plate, and are pinned by the nut of this screw of reception on the base plate opposite side.

In another embodiment, according to Fig. 4 b, side or back carriage 41 comprise a fence 42 identical with the fence function of iron tip holder, this means, in the time of on flatiron places base plate 11, fence 42 is adapted to fit in depression or the groove that is arranged on the flatiron area of heating surface.Thus, with stop flatiron except fence 42 from the side or the motion on all directions back carriage 41 direction of being given prominence to.Side or back carriage and iron tip holder can be provided with attachment arrangement 43, by depression side or back carriage are attached to base plate 11.In some embodiments, attachment arrangement 43 is integrated into side or back carriage 41.

Fig. 4 c and 4d show difform two embodiment of side or back carriage 41.In Fig. 4 c, side or back carriage 41 are set to crooked column structure 45, and it has the depression or the head in the groove 44 that are adapted to fit in flatiron.

Be not limited in according to the side of some embodiments or back carriage and be adapted to fit in depression or the groove that is positioned on the flatiron area of heating surface.In Fig. 4 d, side or back carriage 41 are set to straight cylinder structure 46, and this straight cylinder structure will stop flatiron to cross the side or back carriage 41 moves.The direction that is prevented from is pointed out with the solid line four-headed arrow in Fig. 4 d.As mentioned above, any in side or the back carriage can be equipped with a spring, with when placing flatiron on the iron holder, for flatiron provides a squeezing action.

Spring mechanism

In one embodiment, iron tip holder is provided with a spring mechanism (not shown among Fig. 4 b).This spring mechanism provides the squeezing action for flatiron of iron tip holder on the direction of back carriage, thereby securely flatiron is locked on the flatiron bracket assembly of side or back carriage form.The advantage of this embodiment is that described spring is correspondingly providing a squeezing action on the direction of flatiron, and this has improved flatiron attached between the iron holder.

In one embodiment, iron tip holder is fixedly installed on the base plate, but comprises spring mechanism, for example, is set at the spring mechanism in the space that fence 32 and bottom surface 33 by iron tip holder form.This spring mechanism can be set to a kind of flexible material member, and this flexible material member can provide the effect of types of springs to flatiron on being set at iron tip holder the time.This flexible material can be heat resistant rubber or any other suitable material.In other embodiments, spring mechanism comprises the spring with extruded member.This spring mechanism is used for backward towards back carriage, and compressing is housed inside the fore-end of the flatiron in the space, also is the area of heating surface.This squeezing action is firmly fastened to flatiron at iron holder.The extruded member of spring mechanism can be shaped as the fore-end corresponding to flatiron, effectively and securely to oppress flatiron.Because the friction between the flatiron area of heating surface and the back carriage, and the type of back carriage, flatiron will be attached to iron holder securely.

Side or back carriage also can comprise similar spring mechanism, to realize flatiron is locked in securely the said function of iron holder.

In one embodiment, escapement 13 comprises a kind of like this spring mechanism, and when flatiron was placed on the iron holder, this spring mechanism applied a squeezing action to the area of heating surface of flatiron.For flatiron being attached to iron holder according to this embodiment, can at first flatiron be inserted tip holder, then push down, react on the spring mechanism of escapement.When the area of heating surface aligned on back carriage of flatiron, flatiron can be along the direction away from iron tip holder, and level moves backward.If back carriage has a fence, this fence will be connected to depression or the groove that is positioned at flatiron area of heating surface top.Because the spring mechanism of escapement, the area of heating surface of flatiron will upwards be pressed against the fence of iron tip holder and head, end or the fence of back carriage.Therefore, by means of the frictional force between back carriage and the iron tip holder and the flatiron area of heating surface, and the contention effect of escapement, flatiron will be fastened firmly to iron holder.In this embodiment, the length of escapement under its fully elongation situation is advantageously greater than the bottom of the flatiron area of heating surface and the final lengths between the base plate.This means that when iron holder was placed in horizontal direction, escapement can be on direction up, the area of heating surface of flatiron is pressed against iron tip holder fence and back carriage.By change escapement on placing carriage the time upper surface that is connected with flatiron zone or shape, can change the horizontal frictional force between the escapement and the flatiron area of heating surface.

In some embodiments, spring mechanism is set in escapement or iron tip holder, side holder or the back carriage at least one.

Spring mechanism can be set to a kind of flexible material, substituting spring, or combines with spring.

Fig. 5 shows one embodiment of the invention, wherein is provided with on base plate 11: two

side holder

51,53, and it for example is the type shown in Fig. 4 a, and respectively by depression 12a ', 12c ' is attached; A back carriage 52, it for example is the type shown in Fig. 4 a, and it is attached to pass through 12f '; And iron tip holder 31.In the application of a practice, when flatiron was attached to iron holder, when for example placing horizontal surface, iron tip was inserted into iron tip holder on the direction of approximate horizontal.After flatiron inserted tip holder, flatiron can move straight down.Side and back carriage are positioned as, and make flatiron accurately be assemblied between side and the back carriage.If be provided with escapement, this escapement will finally stop this to move straight down so.If iron tip holder is provided with spring mechanism, by flatiron being pressed against side and back carriage, flatiron will be locked in iron holder securely.

According to the type of side and back carriage, flatiron can be moved further according to following description alternatively.

In one embodiment, the width w of rear holder rail as shown in Figure 4 is little such as the depth d of iron tip holder shown in Figure 3.According to the present embodiment, for flatiron is firmly fastened in iron holder, can at first iron tip be inserted iron tip holder, subsequently flatiron is moved (when the iron holder horizontal direction is orientated) backwards and also fix towards the fence of back carriage securely.Place vertical direction at iron holder, make that this embodiment was especially favourable when the gravity effect will make flatiron be pressed against rear holder rail.Because iron tip holder depth is greater than the width of back carriage, iron tip will can not break away from iron tip holder.For flatiron and iron holder are separated, can simply flatiron be moved vertically upward, so just can break away from rear holder rail.

As mentioned above, if back carriage is equipped with a spring, in the moving process down of flatiron, back carriage can be pulled to the rear, and when flatiron on the position that flatiron is firmly fastened between iron tip holder and back carriage the time, back carriage will be released.In certain embodiments, the top of the fence 42 of back carriage takes the form of inclined plane a little or tilts, and this makes need not no manual pull back when flatiron is in straight down mobile.As an alternative be, when running into the top of fence 42, the flatiron area of heating surface with level backward---also promptly in direction away from iron tip holder---compressing back carriage, be in the position of rear holder rail up to flatiron with respect to the recessed location of flatiron.When this happens, rear holder rail by spring squeezing action interlock (snap) or be connected to recessed, thereby flatiron is firmly fastened at iron holder.When back carriage is the type of being discussed in conjunction with Fig. 4 a and 4c, also be, be screw, nail, crooked column structure, when wherein the top of bracket assembly or end will be attached to recess on the area of heating surface, the connection between flatiron and the iron holder can be used identical technology with separating.

When flatiron placed Iron support, side holder provided extra stability and will stop flatiron to be displaced sideways for iron holder.In some embodiments, side holder can be equipped with a spring that applies power to iron holder as mentioned above.In other embodiments, side holder is according to any illustrated type of Fig. 4 a in the 4d.

Wherein equipped in the embodiment of spring at one, spring discharge mechanism has been set, so that all springs can be discharged synchronously, can separate flatiron fast more than one side or back carriage.

In one embodiment, iron holder comprises suspension arrangement 55, this suspension arrangement 55 can be used for iron holder---iron holder that comprises flatiron alternatively---is suspended on hook or other any devices that can hang in the vertical direction, as hook, knob etc.Make iron holder easily to be stored like this.

Ironing board

Iron holder 10 according to some embodiments can be attached to ironing board 61 by

depression

12,22 etc.In some embodiments, iron holder is fastened near on the depression of base plate lower end, also, and near rear portion and the employed depression of side holder.Therefore, iron holder can be fastened on the ironing board, makes a part of base plate be positioned at outside the ironing board and a part of base plate is positioned at the top of ironing board.Fig. 6 a and 6b show the two kind optional layouts of iron holder on ironing board.

In another embodiment, iron holder is installed on the ironing board by the attachment screw (not shown), and this makes iron holder to rotate around attachment screw, thereby and around the ironing board rotation.Like this, in use can rotate iron holder,, in storing process, can rotate iron holder simultaneously so that storage iron holder and ironing board need minimum space so that maximum ironing board zone is used for flatiron.In this embodiment, iron holder is rotationally attached to ironing board always, and simultaneously can be when storage conserve space, this will have advantage in industries such as for example lodging industry.

In the time of on iron holder is installed in ironing board, comprise the ironing board of attached iron holder can hang in the vertical direction, locate thereby the ironing board that will comprise iron holder is stored in wardrobe etc.

In another embodiment, iron holder comprises a cable tray 56, and the flatiron cable can be wound on this cable tray.In addition, iron holder can be equipped with a cable holder mouth 57, and the flatiron cable just can be attached at before the flatiron power-line plug in this cable holder mouth, securely the flatiron cable is locked to iron holder.Cable tray 56 and cable holder mouth 57 have solved the problem of power line sagging in storage.

In one embodiment, according to Fig. 7 a and 7b, on iron holder, be provided with a cable lock cell 71.The function of cable lock cell 71 is that the cable 72 with flatiron 73 is fastened to iron holder, so that flatiron can not separate with iron holder, if perhaps iron holder is connected on the ironing board then flatiron is not separated with ironing board.The cable lock cell can be attached to ironing board by in the set depression on the base plate any.The cable lock cell provides and has prevented that flatiron is stolen or make the advantage that it is more difficult that it becomes at least.Fig. 7 a shows an optional layout of cable lock cell 71, and Fig. 7 b shows the second optional layout of cable lock cell.

When iron holder places ironing board or hangs on hook when going up, iron holder remains on the position that is capped with the area of heating surface of flatiron, and is dangerous so that this area of heating surface can not constitute user's person, or produces the danger that combustible material is caught fire.

Iron holder according to embodiments more of the present invention can make flatiron fix, make iron holder and place flatiron in it and can move towards any direction and can not break away from iron holder, simultaneously, the area of heating surface of flatiron can also be remained on the position that is capped, dangerous so that this area of heating surface can not constitute user's person, or produce the danger that combustible material is caught fire.Based on the design of iron holder, it makes the difference between left hand and the right handed user minimize.In addition, will minimize such as the memory space of the ironing equipment of flatiron, ironing board etc. according to the iron holder of some embodiments.

The steering characteristic of iron holder (turnability)

According to some embodiments, the base plate of iron holder is provided with depression, and described depression is the form that direct puncture is crossed the hole that base plate is provided with.Like this, bracket assembly can optionally place the either side of base plate, thereby steering characteristic is provided.This steering characteristic provides many advantages.An advantage is, iron holder more usefulness that become, and can be mounted to the cabinet of various different designs and place with confined space.For example, in lodging industry, each accommodation comprises various customer service equipments, television set etc. for example, and because the room quantity maximum that every surface unit is attempted to make in the hotel, the space that each customer service equipment occupies will be very limited.Therefore, may provide a cabinet that has in order to the hanger bar of suspended garment in each room.In this case, the iron holder according to some embodiments can utilize suspension arrangement 55 to hang on the hanger bar.In order easily to hang or take off iron holder, suspension arrangement 55 should be able to be engaged in around the hanger bar with the motion of directly going into and directly going out.Therefore, if desired iron holder is placed the left part of cabinet, should place on first side of base plate according to this bracket assemblies of some embodiments.Yet, if desired iron holder is placed the right part of cabinet, so bracket assembly can be placed on the opposite side of base plate.Like this, can be fit to, thus, compare, more flexibility and user friendly are provided with existing solution according to the iron holder of some embodiments.

In another embodiment, can adopt first kind of color or texture, adopt second kind of color or texture at another side in a side of base plate.Like this, by bracket assembly being attached to for example first side of base plate, iron holder will present first kind of outward appearance, and by bracket assembly being attached to second side of base plate, iron holder will present second kind of outward appearance.Therefore, compare with existing solution, iron holder provides more flexibility and user friendly with more usefulness.

Though the present invention is being described above with reference to specific embodiment, it also is not intended to and limits the present invention to illustrated concrete form here.On the contrary, the present invention is only by the restriction of appended claim, and all is same possible in the scope of other embodiments in these claims beyond the as above particular.

In the claims, term " comprises/comprise " and does not get rid of other the element and the existence of step.In addition, though by independent listing, multiple device, element or method step are realized in can or handling at for example individual unit.In addition, though single feature can be comprised in the different claims, they can be possibly by favourable combination, and is comprised in and does not represent in the different claims that these combination of features are infeasible and/or more favourable.In addition, the reference of odd number is not got rid of plural form.Term " one ", " first " " second " etc. do not get rid of its plural form.Reference marker in the claim only is provided for making example clear, and not should be understood to limit in any form the scope of claim.

Claims

1. an iron holder (10) comprising:

Base plate (11), it is configured to by the attached bracket assembly of one group of depression (12,12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f), and wherein said bracket assembly comprises:

Iron tip holder (31), this iron tip holder have one and are used to be assembled to the fence (32) that is positioned at the depression on the flatiron area of heating surface vertically, and described fence (32) extends along the side of described flatiron at least in part,

Back carriage (52), this back carriage is installed on the described base plate (11) by depression (12e, 12f), be used on preventing thus that for flatiron provides backstop action flatiron from moving out iron holder on the plane parallel with base plate (11) away from the direction of iron tip holder (31), and

First side holder (51) and second side holder (53), when being placed on the iron holder, each comfortable flatiron matches with the side of flatiron, it is characterized in that, this first side holder (51) is attached to first depression (12a) or second depression (12b) in the described depression group, and wherein being used between first side holder (51) and second side holder (53) space that holds the flatiron width depend on which of first depression (12a) or second depression (12b) be first side holder (51) be attached to.

2. iron holder according to claim 1, wherein second side holder (53) is attached to the 3rd depression (12c) or the 4th depression (12d) in the described depression group, and wherein being used between first side holder (51) and second side holder (53) space that holds the flatiron width depend on which of the 3rd depression (12c) or the 4th depression (12d) be this second side holder (53) be attached to.

3. iron holder according to claim 1 (10), wherein at least one depression is that direct puncture is crossed the hole that base plate (11) extends.

4. iron holder according to claim 1 and 2 (10), wherein this first depression (12a) and second depression (12b) or the 3rd depression (12c) and the 4th depression (12d) are formed the elongated hole (12,22) that a direct puncture is crossed base plate (11) extension.

5. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, wherein at least one depression (12) has threaded portion, and this threaded portion can be attached to a screw or have any other object of respective threaded part.

6. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, wherein base plate (11) is made by metal or heat-resisting plastic material.

7. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, further comprise:

Escapement (13), this escapement are fastened onto described base plate (11), are providing an interval between flatiron and the base plate (11) or between an iron holder and a surface thereon, iron holder position.

8. iron holder according to claim 7 (10), wherein this escapement is a latch or strut, it is configured to be attached to base plate (11) by a depression (12) of described depression (12) group.

9. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, its postmedian or side holder comprise that is fit to be assembled to a fence (42) that vertically is positioned at the depression on the flatiron area of heating surface.

10. iron holder according to claim 9 (10), wherein the width (w) of fence (42) is less than the degree of depth (d) of iron tip holder fence (32).

11. iron holder according to claim 9 (10), the top of its postmedian or side holder fence (42) tilts.

12. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, its postmedian or side holder are a screw or a nail with head, described head is configured to be assembled to the depression that vertically is positioned on the flatiron area of heating surface.

13. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, its postmedian or side holder comprise a spring mechanism, this spring mechanism at one end is fixedly installed on the base plate, and flatiron is applied when being configured to when be positioned over iron holder (10) at flatiron in the pressure of rear portion or side holder.

14. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, its postmedian or side holder are set to the shape of crooked column structure (45), this bending column structure has a head (44), and this head is configured to be assembled to the depression vertically being positioned on the flatiron area of heating surface.

15. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, its postmedian or side holder are configured to the shape of straight cylinder structure (46).

16., further comprise suspension arrangement (55) according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3.

17., further comprise cable tray (56,57) according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3.

18., further comprise the attachment screw that is used for being attached to rotatably ironing board according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3.

19. according to any described iron holder (10) in the claim 1 to 3, wherein by described depression, rely on nut, described first side holder, described second side holder, described back carriage or described tip holder are attached to described base plate, be attached on first side, described nut is set on the opposite flank of described base plate, is used for receiving respectively and locks described first side holder, described second side holder, described back carriage or described tip holder securely.

20. iron holder according to claim 1 (10), wherein said depression are grooves.

21. iron holder according to claim 11 (10), the top of wherein said rear portion or side holder fence (42) takes the form of inclined plane.

22. base plate (11) that is used for being included in iron holder (10), wherein said base plate is configured to by the attached bracket assembly of one group of depression provided thereon (12,12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f), and wherein said bracket assembly comprises:

First side holder (51), and

Second side holder (53), when placing on the iron holder, each comfortable flatiron matches with the side of flatiron, it is characterized in that, this first side holder (51) is attached to first depression (12a) or second depression (12b) in the described depression group, and wherein being used between first side holder (51) and second side holder (53) space that holds the flatiron width depend on which of this first depression (12a) or second depression (12b) be first side holder (51) be attached to.

23. base plate according to claim 22, wherein second side holder (53) is attached to the 3rd depression (12c) or the 4th depression (12d) in the described depression group, and wherein being used between first side holder (51) and second side holder (53) space that holds the flatiron width depend on which of the 3rd depression (12c) or the 4th depression (12d) be second side holder (53) be attached to.

24. according to claim 22 or 23 described base plates, wherein bracket assembly further comprises:

Iron tip holder (31), this iron tip holder have a fence (32), and this fence is used to be assembled to the depression that vertically is positioned on the flatiron area of heating surface, and described fence (32) extends along the side of described flatiron at least in part, or

Back carriage (52), this back carriage is installed on the described base plate (11) by depression (12e, 12f), be used on can preventing thus that for flatiron provides a backstop action flatiron from shifting out iron holder on the plane parallel with base plate (11) away from the direction of iron tip holder (31).

25. base plate according to claim 24, wherein said depression are grooves.